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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5.
The world is getting smaller, at least when it comes to language. More and more people speak the three
most common languages: English, Spanish, and Mandarin. As a result, local languages are being forgotten.
As cultures adjust to these changes, and languages aren't taught to children or spoken at home, these local
languages are slowly disappearing.
A language is said to be in trouble when less than 30 percent of children in the community speak it. It is
considered a dying language. If children no longer learn to use a language, it will have fewer and fewer
speakers over time and, eventually, the language will be gone. Why keep languages alive? Languages hold
the key to understanding a culture's beliefs and values. According to Dr. Cumberland, who is working to
save Assiniboine, a Native American language, a dying language needs a dictionary and people to
understand and record its grammar. Most importantly, you need to listen to those who still speak the
language. This can be very difficult, especially if there are very few speakers of the language left. For
example, when researchers were working to save the language Ayapaneco in Mexico, it was hard for them
to record anything because the last two people on Earth who could speak the language refused to speak to
each other! Today, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) lists
more than 3,000 languages that may disappear by the end of this century. Some of the languages still have a
few million speakers and may survive. Unfortunately, hundreds of languages have fewer than 25 speakers
remaining and may soon be lost forever.
Question 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. To save a dying language, it is necessary to listen to people who still speak it.
B. Fewer and fewer people speak local languages.
C. According to UNESCO, more than 3,000 languages may go extinct by the end of this century.
D. The last two people who could speak Ayapaneco liked to speak to each other.
Question 2. When is a language considered to be dying?
A. when it is only spoken by old people
B. when less than 30 percent of local children learn it
C. when it doesn't have a dictionary
D. when about 50 percent of local people speak it
Question 3. Why are local languages being spoken less and less?
A. People who know the language don't want to speak to each other.
B. People prefer to learn and speak more common languages.
C. People use computers to communicate now.
D. Children do not talk to their grandparents.
Question 4. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. Most people speak English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
B. Languages help us understand other cultures.
C. People should learn new languages.
D. Many languages are disappearing around the world.
Question 5. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to
A. languages B. local people C. researchers D. speakers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6. Urbanization has many adverse effects on the structure of society as gigantic concentrations of
people compete for limited resources.
A. harmful B. unlucky C. favorable D. disadvantageous
Question 7. Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet when asked an
array of questions with abstract concepts.
A. got nervous B. stayed confident C. had a fever D. became aggressive
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8. A. department B. chemistry C. maintenance D. industry
Question 9. A. inform B. pollute C. refuse D. visit
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 10 to 16.
Due to the nature of our business, it's sometimes necessary that our staff work at night. Night shifts can
be particularly demanding on employees’ well-being and health. This can include disruption to the body
clock, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, disturbed appetite and digestion, reliance on sedatives or stimulants, and
other symptoms of ill health. To combat this, we do not have employees on night shifts for extended periods.
This is because workers’ bodies will just have started to adapt to the new pattern.
We find rotation shifts every two to three days are best for workers and weekly or fortnightly rotations
are the least comfortable for workers. Forward-rotating programs (moving from morning to afternoon to
night shifts) are better than backward-rotating ones in terms of sleep loss and tiredness.
If someone works at night, there are rules covering the hours they work. Night-time working hours are
usually between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. – but this can be flexible and should be discussed between you and us.
To qualify as night working, the night time period must be no more than 8 hours long and include the period
between midnight and 5 a.m. Any of our staff under 18 years are not allowed to be night workers.
We must make sure that you don't work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24-hour period. We must
also keep records of any night workers’ working hours to prove they aren't exceeding night working limits,
and we must keep the records for at least 2 years. These records can be inspected by you at any time on
request.
If you agree to working at night for us, the agreement will be put in writing. If you are to begin working
at night, we must perform a health assessment before you become a night worker and on a regular basis after
that. Usually, this is just done with a questionnaire, which was created in collaboration with qualified health
professionals. If there are any health questions regarding your health and night work, we will offer you a
follow-up examination by a health professional if you still wish to work nights.
Question 10. The word “exceeding” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. outpacing B. preceding C. reducing D. decreasing
Question 11. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. We should look into specific regulations relating to night workers if we want to work on a night shift.
B. Night working can be available at any time on workers’ request.
C. We should take part in many programs in which we can work on night shifts for a long time.
D. It is reasonable for us to work on a night shift in order that we can get extra income.
Question 12. Which of the following could best serve as the topic of the passage?
A. What should we do when going on business?
B. Night shifts have great impacts on workers' well-being and health
C. Rules for Considering Time Working.
D. Notes for Employees Considering Night Time Working
Question 13. The word “sedatives" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. tranquillisers B. painkillers C. anaesthetics D. alcohol
Question 14. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______
A. the hours B. Night time working hours
C. someone works at night D. rules
Question 15. In paragraph 5, who were consulted when creating the health assessment questionnaire?
A. qualified health professionals B. night workers
C. lead assessors D. a health assessment
Question 16. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The maximum length of a night shift at the company is 24 hours.
B. Under existing regulations, nighttime working hours are required to be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
C. The company must retain records relating to night workers’ hours for leastwise 2 years.
D. Backward-rotating shift schedules are best for minimizing employees’ fatigue.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

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Question 17. The union is up in arms over the reduction in health benefits.
A. happy B. satisfied C. angry D. excited
Question 18. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for
agriculture.
A. fertilizer B. contamination C. variety D. destruction
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 19. It’s ten years since I came back to my hometown.
A. I last come back to my hometown ten years ago.
B. I have come back to my hometown for ten years.
C. The last time I came back to my hometown was ten years.
D. I haven’t come back to my hometown for ten years.
Question 20. It is impossible for you to buy a penthouse with little money.
A. You have to buy a penthouse with little money. B. You will buy a penthouse with little money.
C. You are able to buy a penthouse with little money D. You can’t buy a penthouse with little money.
Question 21. “What will you do this evening, John?” Mark asked.
A. Mark wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
B. Mark wanted to know what John would do this evening.
C. Mark asked John what he would do that evening.
D. Mark asked John what John did that evening.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 22. Joe is not here with us. He will know how to fix this technical issue.
A. Provided that Joe is here with us, he won’t know how to fix this technical issue.
B. Joe will know how to fix this technical issue even if he is not here with us.
C. We wish Joe were here with us and fix this technical issue.
D. If only Joe were here with us to help fix this technical issue.
Question 23. The food was disgusting. We complained to the manager .
A. Had it not been for the disgusting food, we wouldn’t have complained to the manager .
B. Only when the food was disgusted did we complain to the manager.
C. Disgusting though the food was, we complained to the manager of the restaurant.
D. No sooner had we complained to the manager than the food was quite disgusting.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks.
With the widespread availability of the internet and the development of social media, communication
consumption has a decidedly personal character, (24) ______ the Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells calls
mass self-communication. Apart from this, people have also studied computer-mediated communication
since the technology first became available in the 1970s. Early studies focused on teleconferencing, and how
interactions between large groups of strangers differ from interactions with known partners. (25)
______studies were concerned with whether communication methods lacking nonverbal cues could
influence the meaning and quality of social interactions. Today, people have (26) _______ to both text-based
and visual information, so those studies are no longer useful. Information is now (27) ______in many
directions and methods, and audiences can vary from one person to many thousands. (28) ______, everyone
with an internet connection can be a content creator and media source. As a result, social interaction has
been becoming more individualized than ever before.
Question 24. A. which B. what C. that D. who
Question 25. A. Other B. The other C. Others D. Another
Question 26. A. tool B. access C. admit D. means
Question 27. A. spread B. distributed C. made D. collected
Question 28. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Yet D. In addition
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 29. Two students, Anna and Linda, are talking about cyberbullying.
- Anna: “I believe that children should be provided guidance on how to deal with cyberbullying.”
- Linda: “ ______ . This can help them have more enjoyable experiences on the Internet.”

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 A. No doubt. B. Actually, I quite agree anymore.
C. I don’t think you’re correct. D. Sorry, but you’re right.
Question 30. Mike meets Mary in their class after Mary has had her hair cut.
- Mike: "What an attractive hairstyle you have got, Mary!" Mary: “______”
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment D. I don't like your sayings
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 31. A. honest B. honor C. hour D. horror
Question 32. A. play B. mass C. wave D. lake
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 33. His mother won’t let him watch his favourite program ______.
A. until he finishes the housework B. after he had finished the housework
C. as soon as he will finish the housework D. once he finished the housework
Question 34. He seldom goes to bed late, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. isn’t he D. is he
Question 35. The local council has decided to ______ a concert to raise money for cancer charities.
A. take up B. come up C. run through D. put on
Question 36. During the emergency, many staff volunteered ______ through the weekend.
A. working B. work C. to working D. to work
Question 37. He became accustomed ______ living in the countryside.
A. with B. to C. by D. on
Question 38. When she ______homework in her room, her phone rang.
A. did B. was doing C. have done D. had done
Question 39. A new government policy is designed to help people on low ______.
A. earnings B. savings C. proceeds D. winnings
Question 40. Measures are being ______ to reduce crime in the city.
A. made B. done C. taken D. put
Question 41. I reported to the police that my stamp collection ______ the week before.
A. stole B. had been stolen C. has stolen D. had stolen
Question 42. The leader of the explorers had the great ______ in his native guide.
A. confidentially B. confidential C. confident D. confidence
Question 43. We need to be at ______ airport in just over an hour.
A. Ø ( no article) B. an C. a D. the
Question 44. All the candidates ______ were given a second interview.
A. selecting B. were selected C. selected D. were selecting
Question 45. Nam runs ______ than other boys in his class.
A. fastest B. more faster C. faster D. the fastest
Question 46. They used to have some ______ rows over bringing up children.
A. blazing B. scorching C. intense D. shining
Question 47. I love my aunt, but she'll talk your ______ off if you let her!
A. head B. eye C. hand D. knee
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 48. Many distinguishable scholars agreed that the strategic decision the government had made to
help curb the spread of the virus was unreasonable.
A. curb B. unreasonable C. distinguishable D. strategic
Question 49. She attends a close friend’s party in a luxurious restaurant yesterday.
A. close B. attends C. in D. luxurious
Question 50. It used to be assumed that jellyfish were among the simplest life forms, as it had no brain or
central nervous system.
A. among B. assumed C. nervous D. it

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